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In the foreground is the hoist for the still yard or steelyard - a device for weighing wagons - dating from the 18th century and now a listed building.

There are records of settlements here dating back to the Roman occupation. This mill became a carpet factory in the 20th century.

It dates from 1564, and is a rather long and irregular building, flanked by massive square towers, which are perhaps the remains of an older castle.

A small cloister, less than 60 ft square, it dates from about 1450; it is a tranquil, contemplative space.

Behind the signpost directing travellers to Dorking and Guildford is the lych gate leading to the churchyard of the small Norman church with its shingled spire.

The church of St Michael underwent alterations in Victorian times, but the tower with its shingled spire dates from the 13th century.

The photograph could have been taken around 12 May, the date of the coronation of George VI.

St James' dates from the 12th century, but its early details have been obscured by Victorianisation.

The benches date from 1894. On the left is a wall monument to Granville Piper and Richard Wise, both aldermen and mayors of Launceston in the early 18th century.

Dating back to 1284, Hertford College had fallen into decay by the middle of the 19th century, though its fortunes were later revived by Act of Parliament.

The original church dates back to about 1480; it is thought to have been built by the monks of Abingdon Abbey.

The churchyard contains several strange, small carved crossheads (this is a typical example) with a crucifix figure dating from the 10th century.

Here we see Clare College from Clare Bridge, which dates from 1640: it is the oldest surviving bridge in Cambridge.

The Old King's Head dates from the early 17th century, as does The Falcon (1626). The latter is where Handel stayed when he visited the city in 1741.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

The river was bridged before 1343 and the present stonework dates from the 16th century.

This heavy interior is typical of mid-Victorian taste, and its architectural detailing presumably dates from the rebuilding of the house in the 19th century.

The old parish church of St Mary's dates from the 13th century, but was replaced by a new one, dedicated to St Cuthbert, in 1827. St Mary's still stands, but it is little more than a roofless ruin.

A fruity example of high Victorian exuberance, the nave pulpit dates from 1889. Behind it can be seen one of two spiral-cut columns.

Most of the present town dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Front Quadrangle, seen here, dates back to 1710-34 and is based in part on designs by Hawksmoor.

The memorial in St Giles dates back to 1841; it stands on an island in the road and was designed by George Gilbert Scott. Behind it is the Church of St Mary Magdalen.

Bourton's oldest bridge dates from 1754, and stands in front of the old Corn Mill, which opened in 1978 as the Cotswold Motor Museum.

The building apparently dates from the early years of the 18th century. The small notice on the signpost discourages coaches.